TohoToho Where to stay in Shinjuku
新宿 · Tokyo · measured from Shinjuku station (35.6922, 139.7006)
How Shinjuku compares with the 30 areas we measure
| What | Within 800 m | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train station | 7 | 3 of 30 | 3 |
| Bus stop | 30 | 7 of 30 | 25 |
| Convenience store | 50 | 1 of 30 | 27 |
| Places to eat | 3,513 | 3 of 30 | 898 |
| Cafe | 464 | 4 of 30 | 154 |
| Supermarket | 12 | 4 of 30 | 6 |
| Pharmacy / drugstore | 131 | 1 of 30 | 38 |
| ATMs that take foreign cards | 57 | 1 of 30 | 31 |
| Bars and nightlife | 1,349 | 1 of 30 | 193 |
| Things to see | 36 | 17 of 30 | 38 |
| Park or garden | 5 | 25 of 30 | 15 |
| Police box (koban) | 10 | 3 of 30 | 4 |
| Coin lockers | 11 | 3 of 30 | 3 |
Counted within 800 m of the point above — about a ten minute walk — with duplicates folded, exactly as the report below counts them. The median is the middle of the 30 areas measured here, which is what makes a count mean anything: whether 27 convenience stores is a lot depends on where else you could have stayed. Categories our sources cover unevenly are left out of this table and appear in the report below, labelled as not counted.
A station, and everything open around it.
- Train stationShinjuku · 1 min
- Convenience store189 m
- Places to eat3,513 found
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What is actually within a 10 minute walk
Straight-line distance from the building, measured against OpenStreetMap. Walking times use 80 m per minute, the convention used by Japanese property listings. Only about four in ten places in Japan have an English name in OpenStreetMap, so some names below appear in Japanese — still useful for showing to a taxi driver or matching a shopfront.
Getting around
Train station
7 foundEverything else you do in a day starts here.
- Shinjuku 新宿1 min · 0 m
- Shinjuku-nishiguchi 新宿西口2 min · 164 m
- Shinjuku-sanchome 新宿三丁目4 min · 336 m
- Seibu-Shinjuku 西武新宿4 min · 357 m
- Shinsen-Shinjuku 新線新宿5 min · 423 m
- Tochomae 都庁前9 min · 726 m
- Nishi-shinjuku 西新宿9 min · 749 m
Bus stop
not in this reading30 foundWhere there is no train, this is the way out. Stops on both sides of one road are counted once.
- Shinjuku Station Higashiguchi 新宿駅東口1 min · 45 m
- Shinjuku Nishiguchi 新宿駅西口2 min · 154 m
Daily needs
the hotel can’t do these for youConvenience store
50 foundOpen late, sells water, food, and usually has an ATM that takes foreign cards.
- 7-Eleven セブン-イレブン2 min · 189 m
- FamilyMart ファミリーマート2 min · 189 m
Pharmacy / drugstore
131 foundGetting ill is the thing most likely to ruin a trip.
- Aka Hige Pharmacy Shinjuku Branch あかひげ薬局新宿店1 min · 87 m
- Megane Suupaa Kontakuto Shinjuku Aruta Branch メガネスーパーコンタクト 新宿アルタ店1 min · 90 m
Supermarket
12 foundMatters once you are staying more than a few nights.
- TOMIZ 3 min · 226 m
- Don Quijote UNY ドン・キホーテUNY3 min · 274 m
ATMs that take foreign cards
57 foundSeven Bank, Lawson Bank, E-net, Aeon and Japan Post accept cards issued outside Japan. Most other Japanese bank ATMs decline them, so they are not counted here. Post offices are counted, because that is where most Japan Post machines are.
- Seven Bank セブン銀行ATM 都営地下鉄 大江戸線 新宿西口駅 共同出張所2 min · 122 m
- Lawson Bank ローソン銀行2 min · 169 m
Eating
Places to eat
3,513 foundRestaurants and fast food. Cafes are not counted — most close before dinner.
- Kujiraken Shinjuku くじら軒新宿1 min · 8 m
- Niboshi Raamen Nagi Bekkan 煮干しラーメン凪 別館1 min · 39 m
- Phạm Tuấn トゥアン 1 min · 42 m
Cafe
not in this reading464 foundSomewhere to sit in the morning that is not your room.
- Shinjuku Higashiguchi No Neko No Kafe Giant 3D Cat Cafe 新宿東口の猫のカフェ Giant 3D Cat Cafe1 min · 51 m
- Kafe/do/boa Shinjuku Station Mae カフェ・ド・ボア 新宿駅前1 min · 54 m
Things to see
Things to see
not in this reading36 foundAttractions, museums, viewpoints, castles and monuments. Ordinary neighbourhood shrines are not counted — Japan has tens of thousands, and counting them would make every street look remarkable.
- 3D billboard (Shinjuku Cat) クロス新宿ビジョン1 min · 47 m
- Kuyou Hi 供養碑1 min · 87 m
- Saijou Yaso Kinen Hi 西條八十記念碑1 min · 91 m
Public bath / onsen
not in this reading1 foundOften the reason for the trip rather than a convenience.
- thermae-yu 天然温泉;テルマー湯6 min · 472 m
Park or garden
not in this reading5 foundSomewhere to walk that is not a shopping street.
- Kashiwagi Park 柏木公園5 min · 389 m
- Park 6 min · 478 m
Souvenir shops
not scored17 foundShown for information only. About 3,000 are mapped for the whole country against many times that in reality, so a hit here is worth something and a miss means nothing.
Shown for information only. Our sources cover this category unevenly, so a low count here may mean the map is incomplete rather than the area is.
- ECONECO SHOP Rumine Esuto Shinjuku Branch ECONECO SHOP ルミネエスト新宿店1 min · 113 m
- Rootarii Gifuto Shinjuku Nishiguchi 2 Gou Branch ロータリーギフト 新宿西口2号店2 min · 130 m
At night
material, not a verdictBars and nightlife
1,349 foundCounted as a plus here. A property tool would count the same places as a minus.
- BERG 1 min · 53 m
- Tenkuu No Kakoi 天空の囲1 min · 69 m
Police box (koban)
10 foundStaffed neighbourhood police posts. The default place to go if something goes wrong.
- Koban 新宿警察署新宿駅東口交番1 min · 71 m
- Shinjuku Police Station Shinjuku Station Nishiguchi Kobanji 新宿警察署新宿駅西口交番3 min · 219 m
Coin lockers
11 foundFor the hours before check-in and after check-out.
- Amazon Locker Amazon ロッカー - いてざ2 min · 198 m
- Packcity Japan PUDOステーション5 min · 381 m
Laundromat
not scored2 foundNeeded once a trip runs past a week.
Shown for information only. Our sources cover this category unevenly, so a low count here may mean the map is incomplete rather than the area is.
- Kabukicho 2 Chometen Coin Laundry 8 min · 673 m
- ACT Coin Laundry 10 min · 780 m
Post office
not in this reading15 foundSends things home, and holds a Japan Post ATM that takes foreign cards — away from the cities this is often the only one within walking distance. Sub-post offices (簡易郵便局) frequently have no machine, so they are listed here but not counted as ATMs.
- Shinjuku San Post Office 新宿三郵便局4 min · 299 m
- Shinjuku Ku Yakushonai Post Office 新宿区役所内郵便局4 min · 336 m
Currency exchange
not scored9 foundShown for information only. 197 exchange counters are mapped for the whole country, far fewer than exist, so they are never scored. If you have a card, the ATM count above is the more reliable answer.
Shown for information only. Our sources cover this category unevenly, so a low count here may mean the map is incomplete rather than the area is.
- Mizuho Bank Gaika Ryougae Shoppu Shinjuku Branch みずほ銀行 外貨両替ショップ 新宿店1 min · 92 m
- Denshi Manee Shoppu 電子マネーショップ2 min · 153 m
Before you arrive
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